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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway More Than Doubles Stake in Apple to 133 Million Shares

Bulk of share-buying is done at the direction of Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett said that Berkshire Hathaway has more than doubled its stake in Apple since the start of 2017, making the technology giant one of Berkshire’s biggest equity holdings. WSJ's Lee Hawkins explains.

Warren Buffett said his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. more than doubled its stake in Apple Inc. since the start of 2017, making the Silicon Valley giant one of Berkshire’s biggest equity holdings.

The recent investment has brought Berkshire’s position to about 133 million shares, the bulk of which was bought at Mr. Buffett’s direction. Berkshire owned about 57 million shares at the end of 2016. Mr. Buffett made the comments Monday morning on CNBC.